| Domen Makuc | |
| Nationality: | Slovenian |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Postojna, Slovenia |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | FC Barcelona |
| Clubnumber: | 35 |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | RK Gold Club Kozina |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | RK Škerjanc Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | RK Celje |
| Years1: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs1: | RK Celje |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Clubs2: | FC Barcelona |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Slovenia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 37 |
Domen Makuc (born 1 July 2000) is a Slovenian handball player. He plays as a centre back for FC Barcelona and the Slovenian national team.[1] He participated at the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[2]
In playing for RK Celje in the 2016–17 EHF Champions League, he became the first player born in the twenty-first century to feature in the competition.[3] That same year, he became the first born in the twenty-first century to score in it.[4] [5] After signing with Barça, he was awarded the player of the match award on his debut in a victory over BM Benidorm in the Supercopa ASOBAL.[6] He made his international debut for Slovenia against the Netherlands in 2021. Makuc was the top scorer in a key 2022-23 EHF Champions League group match against THW Kiel.[7] Considered one of the best young players in the world, he has been compared to his idol, Ivano Balic.[8] [9] Makuc was expected to play a significant role for Barça ahead of the 2023-24 season following the departure of Luka Cindrić, but suffered a serious knee injury in pre-season [10] Makuc missed the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship as a result.[11] [12]